Jonathan D. Mallory
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BLM Utah
Severe drought is shrinking the places many Western animals depend on for food, water and shelter, and the effects may be strongest for predators, according to new research.
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Clela Rorex photo/Courtesy of Mardi Moore and Museum of BoulderBack in the 1970s, same-sex marriage was illegal in the U.S. But one day, a gay couple walked into the Boulder County clerk’s office and asked for a marriage license. And the county clerk gave them one. It was a historic moment. -
Gregory Bull/APThe Colorado River – which supplies water to about 40 million people – is under new management. Federal officials announced recently they’ll take control of how that water is shared among the seven states that rely on the river. The decision comes after years of negotiations over how the water is divided – and years of drought that have reduced the amount of water in the river.
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Before a ban on cellphones, Jill Haffley said her classroom “was like Vegas.”“The cellphones were lighting up all the time,” said Haffley, who was a teacher for 30 years before being elected to the Colorado Springs School District 11 school board. -
Emergency drought-induced draw to save downstream Lake Powell wreaks havoc on Wyoming-Utah’s lucrative Flaming Gorge. -
Despite drought concerns across Colorado, Horsetooth Reservoir is expected to have a normal summer recreation season. -
Work is finished on the last remaining gap of the Poudre River Trail between south Timnath and North Windsor. -
Hetal Doshi, Michael Dougherty and David Seligman staked out stances on TABOR, Trump and more. -
KUNC is interviewing every Democratic and Republican candidate running for Colorado governor ahead of the June 30 primary election.
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People living near oil refineries can often see or smell signs of industrial pollution. Now, a new interactive map aims to help them better understand the potential health impacts associated with those facilities. -
Colorado's negotiator, Becky Mitchell, and Nevada's, John Entsminger, spoke to a crowd of policy experts and answered questions from the audience. -
After a wildfire, rivers and streams can take years to recover. Native plants and wildlife are often crowded out by invasive species in the aftermath. But in Nevada’s Virgin River watershed, a collaboration between federal agencies and conservation groups is pointing to early signs of recovery. -
The microreactor from Antares, a private nuclear technology company, had a successful nuclear fission reaction for the first time at Idaho National Lab. National officials dubbed it ‘historic.' -
Coal mines in New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming could go to revived coal plants and be exported through a new port in California. -
Wildfire smoke is associated with a growing list of health impacts. New research now ties it to reproductive harm in bulls – a finding with implications for humans.
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